The Ancient Gods: All Under Heaven

In the distant, primeval age, the Ancient Gods descended upon the world. Seeing that the people of the great plains were ignorant, they forged divine artifacts and imparted divine arts, then divided the world into nine: Pearl, Crystal, Agate, Glazed Glass, Amber, Diamond, Jade, Black Jade, and White Jade. They used nine divine artifacts to govern the lands of the nine clans, and passed nine divine arts on to their people. The nine clans varied greatly in wisdom, with Pearl and Crystal earning the greatest favor from the gods. Years later, the Ancient Gods departed, leaving this divine decree: Whoever possesses the sacred artifact of one clan may command that entire clan; whoever possesses the sacred artifacts of all nine clans may command the world. Conflict erupted everywhere. In the end, the world was divided into five: Agate in the south, Glazed Glass in the west, White Jade in the north, Black Jade in the east, and a federation of the remaining four clans in the center, which together established Great Cloud Night Marsh. The Pearl clan was wiped out. Records of the Ancient Gods: The Creation Sutra Every world has its rises and falls, its dynasties rising and falling, with one act ending as another begins. The Cang clan of the Crystal people, descended from court artisans, not only destroyed the Night dynasty, but also sought to erase every trace of its influence. The Five Seals system, the Ancient Gods religion, the union of church and state, racial oppression: with the most high-minded doctrines, they shackled the people’s minds and controlled their will. Yet even the most glorious empire must one day decline. Domestic strife and foreign threats, power struggles, and fierce clashes between new ideas and old beliefs all took their toll. Newly discovered ancient civilizations were far more advanced than the present one. Though they raised the level of technology, they also became political bargaining chips, a double-edged sword that hastened the empire’s demise. Her deep black eyes turned toward him, touched with sorrow in the night. “What’s wrong with falling in love with your own wife? Do you really like running away that much?” Half his face was hidden behind a mask, leaving one bright eye exposed. Beneath the moonlight, the skin visible beyond the mask was white as porcelain, and a mocking smile curled his lips. “My lord, are you afraid of being bewitched by a beauty too?” He was a prince who had won his position at the cost of his mother’s life, branded with shame from the moment he was born. His grandfather, the highest authority in the land, used him as a pawn to balance power and, as a side project, test the survival capabilities of wild races. The capable and shrewd Lady Duan tried to destroy him in a net called love, never realizing that she had trapped herself as well. His childhood friend, an older girl, became his wife one day, only to choose to die alongside her lover in the end. A noblewoman who had always been cold and heartless came to propose marriage to him, wielding immense power in the name of a curse. Add to that power struggles like a dazzling spear dance, an utterly bizarre attempt to restore the dynasty, and the flirtatious sparks between the ubiquitous Night Thief Nightingale and his new wife... The Records of the Ancient Gods series There is a world in my heart, set in a future where humanity on Earth has long since gone extinct. New creatures have taken over the planet, but in the ruins they discover the ancient civilization of humankind. They begin to worship and imitate it, and this ancient civilization gradually merges with the new world, colliding and combining with it until a new religion emerges: the Ancient Gods. That was the original idea behind my Records of the Ancient Gods series. I swiped a group from my mom: 43874931. Feel free to lurk. Password: Records of the Ancient Gods